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Psalm 58

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Do Not Destroy.” A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts of David].

1Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods (heavenly beings)?Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?2 No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.3 The wicked are estranged from the womb;These go astray from birth, speaking lies [even twisted partial truths].4 Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,5 So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers,Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells.

6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth;Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.7 Let them flow away like water that runs off;When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.8 Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along,Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.9 Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.

10 The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God];He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.11 Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”

AMP : Psalm 58

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